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the city just west of dublin. it was safely detonated by experts. a second bomb scare turned out to be a false alarm. security very tight now for the queens visit. the first to ireland by a british monarch since the country became independent. the head of the monetary international fund, the head of the imf, thats right, accused of sexually assaulting a maid at a luxury hotel in times square in new york. a potential presidential candidate in france is being held at new york reichers is...

Has president obama forgotten about 2011 and moved -- i dont know, pushing to be re-elected in 2012. for more of what america is saying, we turn to our radio rumble. from washington, ellen ratner and from dallas, mark davis. we separated you. i know you wont agree. first things first, roger. what do you think about this budget? a guy wants to be re-elected or show a guy who wants to get the economy back on track? >> well, i dont think its either one of those things, brian, because in this budget...

>> ellen, i got to tell you, im sure youre going to disagree but i will say this. he does not take almost any recommendations from his deficit commission who said we got to get serious about the deficit. he ignored them. >> first of all, this is his budget and every presidential budget is dead on arrival. they said that about bush and they said that about clinton. you know what the republicans are really serious about, debt removal. why dont they take away the $20 billion as we give to oil compa...

centuries. >> you do it so well. >> i guess so. lets do headlines, shall we? fox news alert for you right now. the italian prime minister ordered to stand trial on charges he used his power to cover up paying a 17-year-old girl for sex. prosecutors claim he got the nightclub dancer out of police custody during a recent arrest fearing their relationship would have been revealed. both have denied having sexual relations. another developing story overnight. anti-government protests in ira...

here. merry christmas, everyone. its a federal holiday today. today could be the busiest shopping day ever, even bigger than black friday. if youre out and about shopping today, send us in some photos of you stuck in line. there will be a lot of people shopping today. >> tell us how your festivus did. did you air your grievances? did you have feats of strength? we fought last night just for fun. >> if youre traveling today for christmas, you might want to leave yourself extra time. maj...

in the arabian peninsula hatched a plot to target salad bars and buffets at hotels and restaurants over a single weekend. the source said al-qaida didnt have a specific hotel in mind or specific time frame. that source also not sure. the group had the actual capability to carry out such an attack. >> some of president obamas family members are in hawaii for christmas. the president is stuck in snowy d.c. working the phones trying to rally enough votes to pass the start treaty. today, t...

Want to investigate them? here for a fair and balanced debate are stalk show hosts ellen ratner and mike. >> hi. >> mike, ought nancy point to her own party before others? >> i think its high time. she ought to start with moveon.org continue with our friends at media matters. this is what democrats do. in their world, free speech means its free speech and their way or the highway and as soon as anybody dares to raise a voice to what is the liberal talking point. theyll do things, theyll cheat, b...

Speaker pelosi brought this full circle to dare to investigate patriotic opposition is an outrage and to see her in front of an american flag ought to put chills up the spine of every god fearing. >> it puts wonderful chills up lie spine, im proud of nance is he pelosi, its a part of the constitution to be able to put a mosque and church almost anyplace. >> thats not disputed ellen. but the second issue is in terms of investigation, why shouldnt they investigate people who are, are supporting th...

love and obama mania. votes are in and we have a final tally. fox is number one with clayton, dave and alley. >> its "fox and friends". it is rising the bring. i figure we got it. >> we didnt make it past the sensors. they saw your tie and said we cant give you that. >> i think it looks great but odd for dave. >> i am sticking to it. >> all right, very nice . meanwhile for a summer saturday, we have a lot to talk about and a lot of news. start off with a fox news. the iran nuclear prog...

The photo shows kagan playing softball. and critics call it a blatant attempt to insinuate that kagan is a lesbian. the "wall street journal" calls that notion absurd. ellen ratner and penny nance. there you have it. on the front page of the "wall street journal." now you have got the spokesperson for the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation saying its an allusion to her gayness. >> the white house should say its not an issue what her sexuality is. we grew up with the stereotype image of ...